Section: Belarus
New Belarusian army officers told to focus on national security improvement
Alexander Lukashenko stressed that in present conditions it is important to study new forms of warfare and track the ever changing situation across the globe. “We see that armed clashes occur in the Middle East, North Africa, and our brotherly Ukraine. The activity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Eastern Europe raises serious...
Coordinators of working groups on Ukraine meet in Minsk
It is expected that the meeting will be followed by the talks of the working groups themselves, and later by the meeting of the tripartite contact group OSCE-Russia-Ukraine. Representatives of the self-proclaimed republics are expected to attend. …read more Source:...
Failure of Minsk-2 and the Belarusian Presidential Election
Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s role as a mediator in the conflict in Ukraine has received high praise from European officials and partially ended the isolation of the republic. Recently the government has taken part in several high-level events, most notably the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga on 21-22 May. But the...
Kupchyna urges to strengthen business dimension in EaP
The parties discussed the further development of the Eastern Partnership Initiative, and the results of the Riga Summit. The issues related to the situation in the region in the context of the Ukrainian crisis were also touched upon. …read more Source:...
NATO intelligence: Russia’s troops and heavy military equipment are on Ukraine’s territory
Russia continues to conduct a substantial support to militants in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine and Slovakia discuss reverse gas flow increase
Ukrainian and Slovakian operators of the gas pipeline systems have held discussions on the issue of increasing reverse gas supplies from Europe to Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Ukrtransgaz. …read more Source:...
SBU Chief: Separatism threats in five “hot spots” across Ukraine
There are five regions in Ukraine where Russia-instigated separatism may be spread. …read more Source: Charter97
Avakov: All traffic policemen dismissed in Donetsk region
All employees of the State traffic police (DAI) in Donetsk region have been dismissed and sent for certification, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wrote on Facebook on Monday. …read more Source:...
Verkhovna Rada appointed Hrytsak head of the Security Service of Ukraine
Verkhovna Rada MPs supported the president’s presentation on the appointment of Vasyl Hrytsak the head of the Security Service of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian, Ukrainian, EC gas talks didn’t yield any tangible results
Trilateral gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission in Vienna on Tuesday ended without results. …read more Source:...
